Then, all sorts of people came and went. They were gypsies wandering around the empire or the elders of the minorities. He would normally cut them off as nonsense, but since neither the doctors nor those dealing with the medicine could detoxify it, he entrusted his body to all kinds of folk remedies as if grabbing at straws.
When he had done everything he could with human power, he sought God. Nearatheist religious people he had never associated with in his life came and prayed to their respective gods to open his eyes. He wanted to get a hint if not a detox, but no god answered. They all made the same excuse that Ileon had no faith and was not sincere.
The likelihood that Ileon would open his eyes was now almost nil. His most loyal lieutenant, Cedric, left Ileon in agony over failing to protect his lord. Ileon could not stop him, who left for a distant land in the east to find a medicine to cure his eyes.
All of this was because he had lost his eyes.
But he was not at fault. At the forefront of the battlefield, where countless enemy commanders were targeted and swords and arrows flew, no matter how much he thought about it, even if he went back in time a hundred or a thousand times, he had no way to close his eyes. It was because watching the enemy’s attack until the end was the basis of defense.
The body that had been trained for so long sometimes moved on its own. That agile sense saved his life countless times, but couldn’t save his eyes.
When all hope was lost, Ileon thought it would be better to die. But he couldn’t die. The first reason was the butler Bernar, who tied him to the bed so that he couldn’t die, and the second was that he was sorry for Cedric, who had sailed far away to find medicine.
When he gave up selfharm, Bernar released Ileon. But he couldn’t live as he used to. Ileon, whose bottom of life was lost, fell below human beings. The capital spread rumors that the grand duke lost his eyes and roared like a beast every night. It was followed by a rumor that he went crazy because he killed too many people on the battlefield despite building a laudable achievement.
There was no end to the fall of the knight with broken wings. Those who had envied and jealous of him sharpened their strength and brought him down as soon as the war ended and peace was guaranteed.
Even those times now felt far away like a dream. Life with Rona healed all the mirelike times he had gone through.
He felt that he could continue to live if Rona was by his side.
There are many marital relationships without love. On the other hand, even if he couldn’t see, he could respect and love Rona. Besides, if she became a grand duchess, she would be able to live without worrying about money for the rest of her life.
“Not yet.”
He didn’t want to propose with such conditions. Can’t she give him a little bit of her heart as it is? That was Ileon’s pitiful pride in wanting to appear as a man in front of Rona. So, he couldn’t make such a proposal asking her to be with him in return for enjoying the wealth of the Grand Duke’s family.
“Don’t rush.”
Ileon scolded himself for being impatient.
There were many days when he couldn’t see in the future.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]Around lunchtime, the butler Bernar called Rona.
“His Grace has not yet risen.”
“Really?”
“When I went to greet him in the morning, he said he didn’t sleep a wink all night.”
“Yes. I read a book to him until dawn.”
And she was the only one who fell asleep soundly.
“He missed breakfast and lunch, and looking at him sleeping like that, I think he will wake up in the afternoon. If you have errands outside, you can go.”
“Really?”
Rona’s eyes sparkled.
“I guess I didn’t take care of things like clothes for your mouth.”
The delicate butler seemed to care about the fact that Rona said she would go to get her clothes fitted yesterday. It was the first time Rona had taken a short trip out after working at the grand duke’s mansion.
“Then I’ll be back in a bit.”
“Sure. Be sure to come back before His Grace has dinner.”
“Yes.”
Lona quickly prepared to go out and headed towards the Harrington Count’s house. She was determined to meet Carina, no matter what it took.
[Star Icon][Star Icon][Star Icon]Lona stepped down from the carriage. It was somewhat familiar, as she had visited once the day before.
“Good day. I’m here to see Miss Carina.”
Recognizing her, the guard immediately called the butler.
“Good day.”
The elderly butler greeted her with a gentle smile.
“Is Miss Carina at home today?”
“Yes. She is preparing to go out at the moment.”
Lona hurriedly spoke.
“Then, may I see her briefly?”
“I will ask.”
As the old butler disappeared, Lona sighed briefly in frustration.
“She’s going out.”
Carina, who grew up in a rural village all her life, had no friends in the capital. That’s why she ended up having a special relationship with Elleon.
The thought of her daily commuting to the imperial palace caught the prince’s eye was outrageous. Especially if it was the crown prince in this original story, he would definitely…
“Wasn’t the Crown Prince the main villain?”
She had carefully read the beginning of . In the original story, Carina treated Elleon’s eyes quite early.
After that, something about the Crown Prince being the main villain came up. However, she couldn’t remember up to which episode she read, as she just skimmed through and eventually gave up. She couldn’t even recall what she thought was foreshadowing.
“Why did it have to be the Crown Prince? What happened in the original story?”
Thinking of a man who held the image of the main villain, Lona’s face crumpled. It seemed like in the original story, the Crown Prince and Elleon became enemies later on.
It was clear because both the main character, Elleon, and the secondary male character, Saviel, were depicted on the cover. If Saviel was out early after drawing like that on the cover, it would definitely be a rule violation. With such an emphasis on a love triangle on the cover, there must be something.
However, in the original story, Saviel only had onesided feelings for Carina, and the female protagonist did not respond to him.
“It’s a real problem not being able to see the end.”
If the Countess of Harrington was willing to generously sponsor the salon, it would be a different story. The Harrington Count’s house was also a quite renowned noble family in the capital. It was a powerful family that wouldn’t bat an eye even if they took in a distant relative’s child as a foster daughter because the Harrington’s owned several ironproducing mines.
During the war, as an arms dealer, the Harrington Count’s house accumulated an enormous wealth. It was to the point that it was said that the Harrington Count’s house might have more cash than the royal family. Wealth brought leisure to people. The Countess, who stood at the pinnacle of wealth, was expected to be quite favorable towards Carina even without seeing. At that moment, the old butler, who had gone to check on Carina’s intentions, returned.
“Please follow me.”
Lona followed him towards the main building. Unlike the brief meeting in the outbuilding yesterday, her saying ‘I want to repay the grace I received from Miss Carina’ must have piqued her curiosity.
Knock, knock.
When knocking on the door of a reception room, which was incomparably more luxurious than the place she saw yesterday, Carina herself opened the door without any formalities.
“Come in.”
“Miss. You shouldn’t do this.”
When the butler frowned, Carina smiled brightly.
“Why? I have hands and feet too.”
“And please, talk comfortably with the servants.”
At his words, Carina looked a little embarrassed.
“That’s how I lived in the countryside. Use respectful words to elders, and take care of those younger than me. I’m comfortable with this.”
When the butler sighed as if he couldn’t stop her, Carina’s curious, youthful green eyes turned to Lona.
“What brings you here?”
With the female protagonist she saw for the first time in front of her, Lona took a brief deep breath.
Male lead reborn without memories — but he still falls for her.
The person he finds displeasing in this life turns out to be his cherished wife-master in previous life…
Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”
When he heard this, he sarcastically mocked her for being so delusional, completely unaware that, the person in front of him was the reincarnation of Wen Ru, the famous prime minister of Yuan Shun whom he most admired…
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